From: wa0goz@arrl.net   
      
   Grinder wrote:   
   > On 8/3/2010 11:53 PM, Henry wrote:   
   >   
   >> Grinder wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 8/3/2010 8:43 PM, Henry wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Sjouke Burry wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Henry wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> I'm running a 3GHZ Dell with 2G RAM and WINXP Pro SP2 and a Seagate   
   >>>>>> 500GB external Hard Drive.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I won't bother your or embarrass me by stating I that I now have a   
   >>>>>> folder on my Seagate drive entitled "System Volume Information" which   
   >>>>>> doesn't belong there. It has zero folders, zero files and zero bits   
   >>>>>> of information in it. It has a grayed out Read Only box under   
   >>>>>> properties. I've turned off System Restore for this drive, I've of   
   >>>>>> course tried delete, and I've reformatted this drive twice. I can not   
   >>>>>> get rid of the folder. Again, it's on my external hard drive, drive   
   >>>>>> (K:\), it's *not* the one on my C:\ drive which I know enough to   
   >>>>>> leave alone.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Does any one know how I can get rid of this folder please?   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Thanks,   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Henry   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Yes, they are hidden xp system directory's and you cant get rid of   
   >>>>> them.   
   >>>>> Even if you could, you should not.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> As I said in my original email, this is *not* the one on my C:\ drive   
   >>>> but one that I accidentally put on my external hard drive. It's not   
   >>>> needed there.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> How did you accidentally put it on your external drive? Do you   
   >>> remember specifically doing something, or did you just notice it one   
   >>> day?   
   >>>   
   >>> It is a part of the NTFS file system, and contains System Restore   
   >>> points, and maybe some other junk. Stop picking at it.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> I made the mistake of using a program that transfered my whole C:\ drive   
   >> to the Seagate external drive. So the System Volume Information folder   
   >> that is on the external drive is my System Volume Information folder   
   >> from my C:\ drive. Since I turned off System Restore for the Seagate,   
   >> the folder has zero information in it. I know it was a dumb mistake. The   
   >> file wasn't on there until I made the stupid mistake. My wife's Seagate   
   >> external drive does *not* have that file on it, so the drive didn't make   
   >> the file on it's own. Since I've been trying to get rid of it I now also   
   >> have a folder called RECYCLER on the drive and I can't get rid of that   
   >> either.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I suspect those folders *are* on your wife's external drive, but they're   
   > marked as system folders and her folder options keep those types of   
   > files/folders from being displayed.   
   >   
   > If you're really that edgy about it, drag your files off and format that   
   > bitch.   
   >   
      
   You are right, my wife's computer is checked to hide protected   
   operating system files and so the System Volume Information folder   
   doesn't show up.  If I uncheck that, it does show up on her external   
   hard drive.   
      
   I can't drag the System Volume Information folder out of the external   
   hard drive.  It says access denied.  I have reformatted that drive   
   twice and the files are still on it. There is nothing on the drive now   
   and under properties it shows 675 MB used space on the 500GB drive.   
   There must be a hidden partition but I don't know how to get to it.   
      
   Henry   
      
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